Forgot to mention - the 1871 Canadian census gives country of birth, usually no city. The 1901 census gives more detail, including the year of immigration to Canada. Diane ------- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version 6.0.250/Virus Databse: 123 - Release Date 5/31/01 ----- Original Message ----- From: Christine Stokes <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:00 AM Subject: RE: Zorra > 82 Mackays in Zorra 1871 - gosh now we know where they all went. > Does this census give place of birth? > Does anyone know if it is available in full through LDS? > > Christine > Highland Hearts > http://www.highlandhearts.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Triggersons [mailto:the.triggersons@sympatico.ca] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:29 PM > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Zorra > > Hi All, > Zorra (East & West) had a whole host of Mackay's present for the 1871 > Census - > there were 82 recorded and there weren't too many ladies included, so they > might have only recorded single and widowed ladies. > The entries are shown as mainly Presbyterian/Farmers. > The oldest were two ladies, Mayan & Jane, both 84/b. Scotland. There was no > Christian but (1) Christena 65/b. Scotland and (2) Christy 48/b. Scotland. > One > Neil shown as a farm lab./45/b. Scotland. The oldest Alexander was 78/b. > Scotland and the youngest was 21/b. Ontario. > There were two Johns - the elder was 52/b. Scotland and the younger was John > Sutherland McKay/29/b. Ontario. Does this help - or just confuse the > situation? > BW > Brenda T. > Hamilton, ON., Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christine Stokes <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 19 June, 2001 2:38 PM > Subject: Zorra > > > > Hi List > > Seems very quiet on here this week! > > Can anyone in Ontario help out with information on the following? > > > > Neil Mackay married to Catherine Sutherland had the following children > born > > in Rogart, quite possibly at Ardchue: > > ALEXANDER, born circa 1790 [died circa 1841-51] [married Ann Sutherland]; > > HELEN (Nelly), born 7 August 1805; HUGH, born 25 April 1807; ELSPET, born > 5 > > August 1809 [died 24 March 1888 Ardochue, Rogart] [married Colin Mackay]; > > HUGH, born 5 August 1811; JOHN, born 22 April 1813; ANN, born 12 July > 1815; > > CHRISTIAN, born 28 November 1817 and DONALD, born 18 July 1820. > > > > As their daughter Elspet married and died in Rogart we had assumed that > Neil > > and Catherine did also. However, looking at the Old Log Church cemetery > > inscriptions on the internet last night I found a gravestone for Neil and > > Catherine - this Neil and Catherine? > > > > Neil is not a common Mackay name in Rogart and the chances of finding two > > couples with these names seem slender to me. Does anyone have access to > > census records for Zorra - did the Neil and Catherine on the gravestone > have > > children with the above names? > > > > Any help most appreciated. > > Thanks > > > > Christine > > Highland Hearts > > http://www.highlandhearts.com/ <http://www.highlandhearts.com/> > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01 > > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You > can > do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You > can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01 > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >